• Hux@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Were they trying to keep the movie release a secret for a reason?

    Seems like a lot of us had no idea it was coming out this weekend…

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      1 year ago

      Writers strike and actors strike, meant that only minimal promotion was possible

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        1 year ago

        Wrong. It was absolutely possible. Just not possible while sacrificing absolutely everything for their profit-focused timeline. I want movies to be profitable, but most studies won’t accept anything lower than “wildly popular with opportunities for sequels and spinoffs”.

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      1 year ago

      Right?

      I have a few Capt Marvel fans in the house and if they’d invested in any kind of pre-release promotion I would probably have gotten release weekend tickets.

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        1 year ago

        I haven’t watched broadcast or cable TV in over a decade.

        All the MCU marketing I’ve gotten has been through hype, and after dozens of films the hype just isn’t there anymore.

        Though I think what really killed it for me was the Disney Plus shows. It started to feel like homework just to watch Marvel stuff.

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          1 year ago

          Yeah, I watch basketball, so I see tons of movie ads still.

          And agreed, I’ve given up on MCU shows and Disney+